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Selected resources about: Public Noise: A Quality of Life Issue View Featured Topic | View Subject Index | Created: 2003 - Updated: Nov. 18, 2007 |
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Web Sites | Related Web Resources | Books | Periodicals and Newspapers | Government Documents | Local Resources Noise is a leading quality of life complaint in many communities across the country. What is noise? Noise, simply, is unwanted sound. Noises common to most city and suburban communities include road traffic, garbage trucks, boom boxes and car stereos, lawn mowers, and construction equipment. Noise pollution can negatively affect a person's health as well as one's tranquility. Problems range from hearing loss and high blood pressure to stress and sleep loss. Organizations, government, and individuals are raising awareness of noise pollution in their communities and are searching for solutions. Learn more about noise pollution and how your community is addressing the problem. Noise Free America According to its mission statement, this newly formed group is "devoted to fighting noise pollution – especially from boom cars, leaf blowers, car alarms, and "background" music at stores and restaurants." This site includes "Ask an Expert", model ordinances, action steps, a news archive, and quiet products vendors. Noise Center of the League for the Hard of Hearing Noise is a leading quality of life complaint in many communities across the country. The Noise Center, an advocate of education and outreach, strives to inform the public of the harmful effects of noise on hearing, health and quality of life. Their Stop That Noise! program is used in over 300 school districts throughout the country and they sponsor International Noise Awareness Day (April 25, 2001). Neighborhood residents will learn useful suggestions for resolving noise problems -- How to Handle a Noise ComplaintNoise Pollution Clearinghouse This national nonprofit organization, whose mission is to create more civil cities and more rural wilderness areas by reducing noise pollution at the source, offers extensive online noise-related resources. Right to Quiet Society This site offers opinion pieces, technical articles, and news from around the world, links to other organizations and ideas for creative ingenuity in promoting quiet. Related Web Resources: Chat Rooms, Forums and Message Boards Jordan, Cora. Neighbor Law: Fences, Trees, Boundaries and Noise. Berkeley, CA: Nolo Press, 1991. (call number KF 639 .Z9 J67)Commonsense approach to good neighbor relations using knowledge of the law and basic principles of "treating people decently." Local laws are discussed, as well as effective strategies for dealing with noise issues in the neighborhood. Kosko, Bart. Noise New York: Viking, 2006. TD892 .K67 2006.This book has many chapters on the effect of noise on people and communities. Miller, E. Willard. Indoor Pollution: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998. (call number TD 883 .M52 1998 Reference)
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Library offers electronic access to articles through its
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for patrons of Connecticut libraries. Search for articles using words such
as noise or noise pollution. You will need your library card to log
into the database. L ang, Leslie. "Environmental Impact on Hearing: Is Anybody Listening?". Environmental Health Perspectives. Volume 102, Issue 11 (November 1994).The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/) estimates that more than 20 million Americans are exposed on a regular basis to industrial or recreational noise that could result in hearing loss. Recreational vehicles, high volume music, lawn-care equipment and power tools are potential sources of noise hazards in residential communities. Noise Control Act of 1972 Public Law 92-574, October 27, 1972, 86 Statute 1234, (codified in 42 U.S. Code 4901-4918,Quiet Communities Act of 1978 Local Resources: Agencies, Organizations and Information
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